THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, SEpTEmbEr 29, 2023 Page 15 SCARY SOUNDS | FROM PAGE 7 Acting Revere mayor calls for plant shutdown Acting Revere Mayor Patrick M. Keefe Jr. issued a statement condemning the noise incident at the WIN plant. “The events of last night are just the latest example of the disrespect and utter disregard for people of the leaders by WIN Waste Management,” Keefe said. “The Win Waste Facility at 200 Salem Turnpike is unsafe, and its lack of emergency operational procedures is unacceptable. The Residents of Revere should never have to endure up to 30 minutes of continuous noise at levels loud enough to reverberate across four disTHE SOUNDS | FROM PAGE 14 tor’s Center. Rain cancels. October 5 and 12, 10 a.m.-11 a.m. Breakheart Birding Club: Help our park interpreter identify and count the many different birds that visit Breakheart! Take part in this worldwide project to document the distribution, abundance and movements of thousands of species of birds. Binoculars are encouraged but not necessary. First time birders welcome! Best for adults and older children. Meet outside the Visitor’s Center. Rain cancels. Fridays: October 6 and 13, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Kidleidoscope: Come join our park interpreter for a story time and nature walk! Complete a small craft and explore the woods! Walks are gently paced and approximately one mile, though not accessible for strollers; appropriate for families with children three to five years old. Meet at the Visitor’s Center. Saturday, October 7, 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Family Fishing at Camp Nihan: Join our park interpreter for a drop-in fishing program! Learn how to fish, what fish live in our ponds and how to catch and release responsibly. Bait and a handful of rods will be provided, but feel free to bring your own gear and share your tips! No license required if fishing in this program. Appropriate for families with children five years and older. Meet at Camp Nihan; follow signs once you’re there. Rain cancels. What’s happening at the Saugus Public Library For schoolchildren looking for interesting projects and programs to participate in this fall, there’s plenty to do at the tricts of our city - frightening family pets and causing harm to those already anxious, with no accountability from the company responsible,” Keefe said. “The WIN Waste site is the country’s oldest incinerator and must be closed immediately. Plants just like this one have been shut down all over the country, and Massachusetts has forbidden anything like it to be built again. Win Waste gobbled up dozens of local waste companies, and the leadership continues to make billions through record profits while the people they are neighbors to live in fear of the next issue at their aging facility,” he said. “WIN Waste continues to prove that we cannot have confiSaugus Public Library. There are some very good programs offered for grownups, too. “Sketch Artist” exhibit: This month’s art exhibit in the Reading Room features the Saugonian Luminaries of 2021, done by the Saugus Advocate Sketch Artist in the “Guess Who Got Sketched” series. For the past three years, Saugus’ only newspaper ran a weekly sketch done by the formerly secret sketch artist – unveiled this year as Joanie Allbee. These sketches depict, describe and honor prominent Saugonians. Each week, The Advocate publishes one of these works in its pages and invites readers to guess who the subject is. The accolades on each artwork provide clues for the reader to identify the subject of the sketch. Readers could guess the identity of the portrait subject and there would be a drawing from the correct answers – the person whose name was drawn would receive an award – usually a gift card to a local business. Stop by the Library’s Reading Room to see a sampling of sketches you might remember from past issues of The Advocate and to help celebrate some of our good friends and neighbors! Join our Teen Advisory Board: first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the Teen Room; fifth grade and up. Meet with the Teen Librarian once a month to talk about what you’d like for programs and materials at the library. Your opinion matters! No registration required. Snacks provided! (sauguspubliclibrary. org – 781-231-4168) Calling all Teen Club Readers: Lisa LeJeune, Young Adult/ Reference Librarian, invites dence in its operations, and it must be held accountable for its continued disregard for our resident’s quality of life or safety. Today, I reaffirm my commitment to support House bills 816, 817, and 818 and have this facility shut down for the betterment of our community and our environment. Concerns about air quality In addition to the noise issue and its impact on residents in Saugus and Revere, several speakers at the public hearing expressed concerns about air quality being impacted by the steam. “I think we need to have monitors installed throughout our community – not just in Premembers of the Teen Club to meet once a month to discuss a teen graphic novel. Interested club members can pick up copies of the book at the Main Desk. Club meetings will be held on the last Tuesday of the month at 5-5:30 p.m. in the Teen Room. Grade 5 and up – to sign up, please call 781-231-4168, come in or sign up using the library’s Oncinct 10 – and have that information available,” Selectman Jeffrey Cicolini said. Jackie Mercurio called attention to PurpleAir monitors, which she said showed air quality readings at astronomical levels overlapping the time of the noise complaints. “Last night, they skyrocketed to almost a thousand,” Mercurio said. “Over 100 is dangerous for a lot of our population,” she said. Mercurio suggested that the town acquire “a more robust monitoring system” so there would be no doubts about the impact of the plant on air quality. Precinct 10 Town Meeting Member Peter Manoogian also urged more thorough study of the air qualline Events Calendar. The first book will be “Pumpkinheads” by Rainbow Rowell. Just Sew! Saugonians are welcome to join a monthly sewing class for adults that is held the third Monday of each month from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Saugus Public Library. The class covers basic topics like sewing buttons, hemity around the plant. “What is coming out of that steam? What are they adding? I don’t know it’s harmless,” Manoogian told the Board of Health. “I want some third party evidence that steam coming out of the plant is not harmful,” he said. Based on the PurpleAir monitor results, Selectman Panetta concluded, “It looks like the emissions [readings] went through the roof.” Precinct 10 Town Meeting Member Peter Delios said he shares local officials’ concerns about the potential impact of the steam coming out of the WIN Waste plant. “It would be advisable if we see the air quality reports of that night,” he said. ming clothing and mending torn fabric and will move on to more advanced topics in the coming weeks. This class is free. (See sauguspubliclibrary.org) Adult Coloring Group: Come relax with our continuing Adult Coloring Group. It’s a great opportunity to take THE SOUNDS | SEE PAGE 16
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